Porth Ceriad Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.79° N 4.51° W

Porth Ceriad 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Porth Ceriad sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.4° 

Porth Ceriad surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 11PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s

Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
SW
5
1.6
SW
6
1.9
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.4
W
6
1.3
W
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.8
SW
6
2.4
SW
7
2.4
WSW
7
2.2
SW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
31
76
154
292
232
166
180
197
166
0
0
117
95
69
209
526
611
503
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
W
35
WNW
35
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
35
SW
45
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM3.70m
12:34PM3.53m
00:57AM3.28m
1:15PM3.17m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.87m
6:53AM1.13m
7:13PM1.16m
7:27AM1.41m
8:05PM1.45m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:29
7:27
 mm
1
1
1
7
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
16
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
7
7
7
9
8
5
6
9
10
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